Apparently, there is no sum of money high enough to buy the rapper Eminem, who rejected 8 million dollars to perform at the World Cup in Qatar held last year.
According to his friend 50 Cent, the offer was actually $9 million for the two to perform together after the well-received musical number they prepared for the Super Bowl halftime show last year with Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, and Anderson Paak.
“I would have kept one and then the other eight would have been for him,” 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson III, clarified on the radio show ‘Big Boy’s Neighborhood’ on the Real 92.3 radio station. It seemed like a very interesting proposal, so he tried to negotiate with Eminem’s team of representatives, but the latter was not willing to cooperate.
It is not clear why he rejected this small fortune, but it is presumed that it may be due to the criticism that the tournament received and the controversy generated by being held in Qatar, a country that has been condemned on numerous occasions by the international community due to alleged violations of rights. rights, including the criminalization of homosexuality.
Many music stars preferred not to be associated with the World Cup and others, such as Dua Lipa, Sir Rod Stewart and Shakira, openly condemned it when contacted by its organizers.
50 Cent prefers not to reveal which group his friend belonged to, but has insisted that if they had joined forces, they would have made history with “the biggest live sporting event in the world.”